Hood catch



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Hoon CATCH Filed Feb". 14 1924 I A @ibi I, 1 .ml

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narran sra-res earner RAYMOND e. MOORE,

OF IBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,

estates r r i es.

' ASSIGNOR TO THE BASSICK HOOD` CATCH.

v Application filed February 14, 1924. Serial No. 692,633.

This invention relates to an improved automobile hood catch, and has' for an object to provide a device of this character which may be operated with facility, and will ef- 5' fectually secure the hood in closed position without looseness'or rattling.

Another object is to provide a catch which, in its clamping action, will exerty both a downward and a lateral inward pressure l0 upon the hood, thereby securely holding the upper portion of the hood down tightly upon the hood supporting structure of the body, and firmly pressing the hinged sides inwardly against the abutment portions ofthe'frame.

A further object is to provide a catch including an improved leverage arrangement for producing by a single directional force a plurality of pressure components adapted to act upon the hood' to force it downwardly and. inwardly.

Still further objects are simplicity of construction, ease of operation, and freedom out of order.

l/Vith the abovey and other objects in view, embodiments of my invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, and these cinbodiments willbe hereinafter more fully dcscribed with reference thereto, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hood catch, according to the present embodiment of the invention, and showing the same attached to an automobile hood and frame; y

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and showing the catch unhooked from the hood;

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken along the line 4-,4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a modiiied form of resilient bumper adapted to be employed;

Fig. 6 is a side view of another modified the form of a roll; and

Fig. 7 is a front view thereof.

Similar `reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the'several figures of. the drawings. 4 Y

Referring to the drawings, the hood catch, according to the present embodiment of the invention, consists of a cylindrical barrel 10, flanged at its lower end, as at 11, to provide a reduced passage in which a rod 12 1s from parts which will readily wear or get y slidably engaged, the end of the rod within the barrel being provided with a head 13 between which and the flange'll a spring 14 1s coiled about the rod.

The upper end of the barrel is threaded, as

at 15, andV is screwed into the threaded socket 16 of a cap member 17, which closes the upper end of the barrel and forms a stop to limit the upward movement of the rod 12 under the pressure of the spring. A

clamping hook 18 and a handle 19 Vare formed integrally with the cap member.

At its lower end the rod 12 is provided with an. eye 20, and is pivotally connected to a pair of links-21 and 22 vby means of a lriveted pin 23 engaged in holes in the outer ends of the links and passing through the eye 20, said nected at their by means of a aligned holes in the ends of the links.-

ably formed of s links being pivotally con-V other ends -to Aa bracket 24 Y riveted pin 25A engaging bracket and in the inner The bracket is preferheet metal having a central upwardly extending inverted U-.shape portion and base portions extending outwardly therefrom, and

which are secured to the automobile frame 26 by bolts 27.

The automobile hood es, which in its closed position flange 29 secured to the frame is essentially is engaged against a stop provided with a keep-er for engagement of the hook 18 to draw it downwardly toward the frame under 14, andbetween is provided a bumper or stop, preferably Vthe pressure of the spring the barrel and hood there resilient, which cooperates between' them under the leverage action of the ylinked connection of the rod 12 with the bracket 24 to force the hood the iiange 29.

laterally inward against embodiment of the invention these elements form part of a single device which is attached to the' outer side of the hood, and which comprises a base plate 30 secured by rivets 31 to the hood, 10o

and having a pocket-like keeper 32 pressed outwardly therefrom, of which is inclined from open top to the with a stop lug 33 struck inwardly at right said inclined surface and spaced angles to the projec ed surface lthe relatively wide base plate and is provided downwardlyfrom the upper forward hook engaging edge. with the keeper 'the hook inwar When the hook is engaged the inclined surface cams dly and upon engagement v Wardly.

offset from the 'lower extremity of the basebeing bent inthestop lugf-iiorces thefhood downgBelow the kee er;

i surface as at 34, the

" wardly, as at 35, into engagementwith the Y s'ureupon sai buckling of the hood.

hood, to thereby distributethe pres#` offset portion an prevent A resilient bumper bloclii issecured upon the offset portion 34 by means" of aplate 37 'having -its side edges clamped about the sides ofsaid offset portion, andfprovided at itsupper and lower ed es wi'thprongs38 of the catch,

, wardly and 39 which are embe ded into the block to thereby securely clam the samein'plaoe The operation is-as fo lows, Figffl'andj?. showing the operative or engaged position andnFig. 3 the inoperatiye or disengaged position. As shown in Fig. 3 the vcatch is contracted and the links 21Maiiilk 22 are swung to a substantially horizontal-sposi#t thel offset portionI 34 of the keeper basetory embodiments of the invention, but it".

will be obvious that changes may be made therein, within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I` claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patfent` is :f 1.- In a hood catch, down clamp, a keeper adapted to be en- {fgag'edgby said clamp, a securingv base for #said-clamp, spring means adapted vtovyieldiiigly engage said clamp with said vkeeper exerting a downward pressure therebfi'ij' movable connection means between said rbaseand clamp relatively movable 'with re-I tion-with the lower end of the rod 12y at its"spenti to said clamp and adaptedto move maximum distance from the hood.` In order .to'enga e the catch athel same is pulled upyl means of the handle 19 against the pressure of the spring 14 toa point permitting engagement o'f thehook 18 with thel -keeper. At the saine 'time the links are swung upwardly, decreasing the distance be-4 tween their outer' ends and" the hood and I moving the barrel laterallyi'mward against as 'derthe pressure of the sp forces 'the latch inwardl the bumper block,.thereby forcing the hood inwardl tightly against the liange 28. As. the hooliI moves downwardly placeunring, forcing the hood downwardly, the links are further swung u pwardl andinwardly through the contraction of the, rod into the' barrel,there by tightly pressing the barrel against the bumper.' This'action' is furthered by the :amming action of the inclined keeper which Y, at the same time -asifitfmovesdownwar y. ,Thus the one directional forcejof the sprin is distributedl intocomponents exerting bot a downward andi-an inward' force' or pressurefupon the hood to securely clamp it in--closed position.

In Fig. 5I have illustrated a modified form of resilientbumper block 40 attached Vdirectly to the hood independently of the keeper, whichllatter may be-oi:` anysuitable form. The block 40 is set into a anged base 41, and is secured to the hood by means of a .rivet 42 having an enlarged retainingl head 43 disposed within a shouldered passage 44 of `the"block'. It will be understood that the, l bumper block may be of any des irable sliipe or material, and may be attached in jan suitable manner.- `The material prefere, 1y employed is rubber.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have illustrated a further modified form, of bumper comprising a metal roller 45 mounted upon a-spindle 46'supported in ears'.f47 and 48 bent froml said'jclamp laterally underthe action of said spring means, and astop between the'hood and said clamp fixed relativelyto one of Y them, andadapted by engagement with the other to llimit the lateral movement of said clamp under the action of'said spring and movabley connection.

down clamp, a lkeeper" adapted to be engaged -by said clamp, clamp, spring means adapted to yieldingly engage said clamp with s aidi-keepenand ex- .erting a downward pressure thereon, movable connectionmeans between said base and clanp relatively movable with respect to sai laterally underthe action of said spring means, and a stop adapted to be secured to or the like, a holdclamp and adapted to move said clamp.

`the hood and adapted b en agement of said tion of said spring means,- and a s top be?,

tween the hood and said clamp fixed relatively to one of them, and adapted by-engagement with the other to limit the lateral movement of said clamp under the action of said spring and4 said toggle means.

4.4 In a hood catch, or the likea hold down clamp,

said clamp, 'ingly engage said cla-mp with said keeper and exerting a downward pressure thereon,

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a-keeper adapted to be 'enl gaged by said clamp, a securing base for spring means adapted t0 yielde lateral moveand clamp adapted a link pivotally connected and interposed between said base Aand said clamp adapted to move said clamp laterally under'the Vaotion of said spring means, and a stop be tween the hood and said clamp' fixed rela-V tively tov one of them, and adapted by en gagementwith the other-to limit the lateral movement of `said clamp under .the action of said spring and said link. l' Y 5. In a hood catch, orvthe like, a hold down clamp, akeeper adapted to be engaged by saidv clamp andA having a. downwardly and invifardly inclined surface, a securing base for said clamp, spring means adapted to yieldingly engage said clamp with` saidA keeper and exerting adownward pressure thereon,

a link pivotally connected and in-v y terposed between said base and said clamp adapted to 'move said .clamp laterally/"under .the action ,of said spring means, and a stop betweenthe hood and said clamplixed relatively to one of them, and adapted by engagement with the other to limit the lateral parallel relation of said clamp is maintained dnrilg compression relation with said stop. Signed at Bridgeport, county of Faireld,

and StateA of Connecticut, this 12th ,day-'of- February, '1924. o v RAYMUND G. MUORE." 

